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Hector Lassiter Books in Order

Hector Lassiter by Craig McDonald contains 11 books, published between 2007 and 2021. The first book is Head Games (2007) and the newest is Write from Wrong (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2007–2021
Pages on record
2,006 in 6 of 11 books
Reading time
33–50 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,006 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Hector Lassiter checklist

Hector Lassiter is a mystery series by Craig McDonald named for its character, Hector Lassiter. The catalogue records 11 books from Head Games (2007) to Write from Wrong (2021) and gives a chronological reading order as well as publication order. Subject headings include authors, novelists, manuscripts, artists, conspiracy, hurricanes and murder. Toros & Torsos (2008), Print the Legend (2010) and One True Sentence (2011) follow the first book.

How many Hector Lassiter books are there?

Hector Lassiter has 11 books, released between 2007 and 2021.

Hector Lassiter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Hector Lassiter books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Head Games by Craig McDonald, book 1 of the Hector Lassiter series (2007)
  2. Cover of Toros & Torsos by Craig McDonald, book 2 of the Hector Lassiter series (2008)
  3. Cover of Print the Legend by Craig McDonald, book 3 of the Hector Lassiter series (2010)
  4. Cover of One True Sentence by Craig McDonald, book 4 of the Hector Lassiter series (2011)
  5. Cover of Forever's Just Pretend by Craig McDonald, book 5 of the Hector Lassiter series (2014)
  6. Cover of Death in the Face by Craig McDonald, book 9 of the Hector Lassiter series (2015)
  1. 1
    Head Games2007 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007300
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  2. 2
    Toros & Torsos2008 · 398 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008398
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Print the Legend2010 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010342
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    One True Sentence2011 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011324
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Forever's Just Pretend2014 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Roll the Credits2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Great Pretender2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    The Running Kind2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Death in the Face2015 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015306
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Three Chords & the Truth2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Write from Wrong2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Hector Lassiter Books in Chronological Order

In story order, One True Sentence comes first and Write from Wrong comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 11 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

  1. 4
    One True Sentence2011 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011324
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 5
    Forever's Just Pretend2014 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 2
    Toros & Torsos2008 · 398 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008398
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 7
    The Great Pretender2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 6
    Roll the Credits2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 8
    The Running Kind2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 1
    Head Games2007 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007300
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 3
    Print the Legend2010 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010342
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Death in the Face2015 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015306
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Three Chords & the Truth2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Write from Wrong2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Do you have to read Hector Lassiter books in order?

You should read the Hector Lassiter books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Hector Lassiter book also stands alone.

Where to start with Hector Lassiter

Start with Head Games (2007), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, One True Sentence comes first.

What is the newest Hector Lassiter book?

Write from Wrong (2021) is the newest Hector Lassiter book released so far.

Is there a new Hector Lassiter book coming?

No next Hector Lassiter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Hector Lassiter at a glance

Paused
No new Hector Lassiter title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Hector Lassiter books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,006 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 330 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Hector Lassiter books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Hector Lassiter books are about

3 of the 11 Hector Lassiter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authors is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Craig McDonald

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.